Wheel.



PATENTED OCT. 8, 1907.

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B. G. SEATON.

WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 7,1906.

Benj. Gfieakon MW at! b9 Alsh'g's.

BENJAMIN OOPLIN SEATON, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

WHEEL. v

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 8', 1907.

Application filed J'une7,190 6. Seria1No.320,669. I

1b all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN CorLIN SEATON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at St Louis, Missouri, have invented a certain new anduseful Improvement in Wheels, of which the following is a full, clear,and

exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art towhich it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in whichFigure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a wheel embodying thefeatures of my invention; and Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional viewthrough a portion of the wheel. 'This invention relates to wheels, andparticularly to wheels of the type shown in my prior United StatesPatent No. 814,737, of March 13, 1906, although some of the features ofmy invention are not limited to use 7 with wheels of that type.

The wheel shown in my prior patent above referred to consists of a fellyhaving an inner rim connected thereto, an outer rim which carries .arubber tire or tread, and transversely arranged springs connected to theouter and inner rims.

' The object of invention is to provide a wheelconsisting of an outertread-carrying rim of novel construction, a felly, cooperating armsconnected to said outer wheel connected by spokes 2 to the hub 3. Theouter rim which carries the rubber tread 4 is made up of two metallicsections 5- and 6 which are preferably of the form shown in Fig. 2wherein it will be seen that onehalf of each section is approximatelyL-shaped in cross section so that when the sections are placed-togetherthey will cooperate to form a channel while the other half of eachsection consists of an irregularly curved flange whichisapproximately'sshaped in cross section, the flanges of the respectivesections being designated by the reference characters 5 and 6".

The time! tread 4 is preferably of rubber and conforms to the contour ofthe curv: d flanges 5 and 6, said tire being provided with L-shapedattaching members-8 that embrace 'a tubular metallic member 9 arrangedbetween the sections 5 and 6 that constitute the outer rim, as shown inFig. 2.

Sleeves 10 extend transversely through openings in the attaching members8 of the tire andthroughthe tubular member 9, and bolts 11 which extendthrough said sleeves and through the-sections 5 and 6 bind all of saidmembers securely togetherso that it will be impossible for the tire tocreep or buckle. The tubularmember 9 not only prevents the tire frombuckling btit as said member occupies a great deal of the space be tweenthe channel-shaped portion of the outer rim, the cost of manufacturingthe tire'is reduced greatly on account of the great saving in thequantity of rubber that is used in'the tire.

Arms 12 are connected to the folly and are arranged alternately onopposite sides thereof, as shown Fig. 1, and cooperating alternatelyarranged arms 13 are connected to the outer tread-carrying rim, coiledtension springs 14 being connected to the cooperating arms of the follyand outer rim in substantially the same manner as the springs shown inmy prior United States Patent above referred to, the principaldifference between the two constructions being in the use of separatearms 12 and 13 which can be manufactured at less cost and also present amore ornamental'appearance than the construction shown in my priorpatent in which the springs were connected to continuous verticalflanges having sinusoidal-shaped edges.

Preferably, each of the sections 5 and 6 which constitute the outer rimis provided with a circumferentially extending groove or recess 15 andthe arms 13 are provided with transversely extending ribs 16 which entersaid grooves and thus absolutely prevent the arms from twisting.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A wheel comprising a felly, an outer rim having a trend connectedthereto, a plurality of independent arms formed separate from the follyto which they are con nected and arranged alternately on the oppositesides thereof, independent arms formed separate from the outer rim towhich they are connected and arranged alternately on the opposite sidesthereof, transversely arranged tension springs connected to the arms onthe felly and outer rim that are located opposite each other, andcoiipernting means on the outer rim and the arms connected thereto forpreventing said arms from twisting; substantially as described.

2. A wheel comprising a felly, an enter rim having a tread connectedthereto, independent arms connected to the telly and arrangedalternately on the opposite sides/thereof, independent arms connected tothe outer rim and arranged alternately on the opposite sides thereof,ribs on said arms cooperating with recesses in the outer rim, andtransversely arranged tension springs connected to the arms on the fellyand outer rim that are located opposite each other; substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto afiix'm'y signature, in Q the presenceof two witnesses, this 31st day of May 1906.

BENJAMIN COPLIN SEATON.

Witnesses: I

F. W. MAYER,

HELEN CUSHWA.

